Chapter 57 Section 2 Qingqing Zijin leisurely my heart

Wei Yang was eager to ask Qin Xiaogong to make a final decision on many important matters, but he did not see him immediately. He suddenly had a subtle idea that the monarch should be given some time to let other voices go up first, so that the monarch can hear the hatred and resentment towards him first, and he himself seems to have to watch it for two days.Wei Yang was surprised by this sudden idea, and felt that he seemed to have something that he shouldn't have.After careful reflection, it seems reasonable again.The monarch was not in Liyang for almost a year, and he alone withstood the huge pressure in the early stage of the reform, and punished the prince and the two princes Fu while quelling the most dangerous turmoil.If you count the three generals "Meng Xibai" who had already had resentment against him, the old Taishi Qianlong, and Taimiao Ling Du Zhi, all the nobles and elders at the beginning of the reform have become his hostile forces.The most important thing is the loss of the ally strength of Yingqian, who has a strong foundation and deep reputation.With Yingqian's character, he might not oppose the reform.However, with Yingqian's personality and insurmountable aristocratic illness, he will not ignore personal hatred.In Yingqian's view, he, the crown prince Fu, was originally a vain job, and punishing Gongsun Jia alone was enough to convince the public, and implicating him in the punishment was entirely Wei Yang's way of pleasing the public.Wei Yang also asked himself repeatedly, would the turbulent situation be calmed down if Ying Qian was not dealt with that day?With Wei Yang's ability and Ying Qian's support, it should be possible.However, if Yingqian is not dealt with, can the completely cold hearts of the old Qin people of the Mengxibai clan be healed?Can the many hidden dangers caused by this be avoided?Obviously not.Dealing with Yingqian, an important official in the ruling and opposition parties, is conducive to stabilizing the overall situation of the country, eliminating hidden dangers, and declaring to the Chinese people the unstoppable determination to reform, and it will inevitably bring about a long-term stability and tranquility.In this way, Yingqian could have been excused in the sense of a direct incident, and it was Wei Yang who sacrificed him based on the needs of the overall situation.

This practice of weighing the situation and sacrificing important ministers is not new, but it is the power of the monarch.Even though he holds real power, but his title is only Zuo Shuzhang after all, he categorically punished the elder brother of the monarch, a first-class titled official of the public family, and cut off his nose. This is unique in the history of the Warring States reform official!In doing so, what does the monarch think?When the monarch is in a different place and far away from the center of power, agreeing to his impromptu handling is something that even a wise monarch can do.However, when the monarch returns to the capital and the situation of power, can he still maintain a clear judgment on his behavior suspected of exceeding his authority?Wei Yang felt a little confused for the first time.

"The king's heart is impermanent, and being with the king is like a tiger." This ancient saying stubbornly penetrated into Wei Yang's heart. Although there was a little confusion, Wei Yang was still immersed in the heavy state affairs of preparing for the second reform.He has a tenacious belief - as long as he doesn't fall before the second reform, his life can be satisfied!So no matter what the turmoil in his heart, he never stopped his official duties for a moment.A month ago, he had ordered the counties and counties to prepare for the second reform, and informed the counties and counties of the outline of the second batch of decrees.At present, Jing Jian has urged the officials in the government to work hard for more than a month, and he has written and engraved all the second batch of decrees that he repeatedly read, added, and deleted, and will issue them to the whole country after the monarch makes a decision.

"Master Zuo Shu, the monarch has returned to Liyang, and the second batch of decrees should be sent to the monarch immediately." Jing Jian pointed to the bamboo slips on the long case and reminded Wei Yang. "Don't worry." Wei Yang said with a smile, "Let Your Majesty rest for two days." "Master Zuo Shu, you should see your lord first, and let your lord know Zuo Shu's thoughts as soon as possible." Wei Yang smiled, "Preconceived ideas? Long nights and many dreams?" Jing Jian smiled wryly, "Where is the word? See you early and start early. Otherwise, I will go to see you first."

"No need. I've come by myself." After a burst of laughter, Qin Xiaogong stepped into the door confidently. Wei Yang suddenly stood up, "Your Majesty... Your Majesty, I will see Wei Yang. I am about to enter the palace to meet you, but I don't expect your Majesty to come in person." "Jingjian sees your lord." Qin Xiaogong smiled and said: "You guys have more things to do than me, so of course I should come. Ah, after three days of farewell, you should look at him with admiration. Jing Jian has also become a busy man! Don't play chess anymore?"

"Your Majesty wears clothes and eats food overnight, and Zuo Shuchang works day and night. How dare the Jing Supervisor be careless?" Wei Yang sighed with emotion, "Your Majesty has worked hard, and he is too thin." "Black and thin? That's strong!" Xiaogong smiled and rolled up his cuffs, revealing his swarthy arms, "Look, it's much stronger than your porcelain!" He put down his big sleeves, sat on the stone pier brought by the Jingjian, and sighed Said: "This trip to the west, I saw the improvement of the two counties in the north of Longbei. I am really happy. These two barriers are safe, and it is my country of Qin's luck. Zuo Shuzhang, this is the power of the reform."

"Your Majesty, the second reform is completed, and Qin will undergo even greater changes!" Jing Jian interjected excitedly. "Ready?" Wei Yang: "Your Majesty, this is the second batch of decrees. We will only wait for your Majesty to decide and promulgate them." "Leader Zuo Shu made a big statement first, and if there is nothing wrong, it will be issued immediately." Wei Yang pointed to the bamboo slips on the case, "The first reform drew up a general framework for the Qin State, which solved urgent tasks such as the land system and rewarding military merits. The second reform is to straighten out the people's livelihood, national economy, and power of the Qin State. Paradigms, folk customs and other intricate relationships are like the fundamental conditioning of the human body. There are five main goals of the second reform: First, the Qin State has a vast land and few people, and a lot of land is barren. There are people who have no land to cultivate. The state of Qin will encourage the poor people of the three Jin states to settle in the state of Qin and develop and become rich. This is a decree to reward immigrants."

"Good! With 100,000 households moving in, Qin will become a first-rate power!" Qin Xiaogong clapped his palms and laughed. "Secondly, the Qin State did not have a unified government system for governing the whole country. Fiefdom autonomy, tribal autonomy, and counties directly under the national government coexisted at the same time, resulting in chaos in the people's governance and dispersion of national power. This reform will establish the power of the national government to uniformly govern every inch of the country's land. Paradigm. Specifically, it is to establish the system of prefectures and counties, and divide state power into six levels: country, county, county, township, pavilion, and village. All tribal autonomy and fiefdom autonomy are banned. In this way, the Qin State is under the leadership of the upper and lower levels, like arm and finger, The national power will be greatly enhanced."

"Good! This is a great initiative in the world. Li Kui, Wu Qi, Shen Buhai, no one thought of it. Good!" "Thirdly, Qin's folk customs are wild and desolate, which greatly damages the health of Qin people. The whole family lives in the same room with men and women, and the three generations are not separated from each other; the people in the northwest suffer from cold food in winter, and many suffer from serious diseases; It is like a mountain, causing frequent diarrhea among the people of the country, and embarrassing for merchants from the six countries. Not only are there many disadvantages, it is difficult to control, and it is not conducive to attracting refugees from Shandong to settle down. In this reform, it is necessary to force households to They all live in separate rooms; men can get married when they reach the age of seventeen, and they can set up a household on their own, not with their parents. It is also necessary to forcibly ban the bad habits of cold food and dirty, messy and chronic diseases. This kind of cleaning will change the customs and make the people civilized. Increase the number of accounts and expand tax sources."

Qin Xiaogong pondered: "This matter is more troublesome and trivial... However, we still have to do it. Qin should follow Wei Qilu's folk customs, so that Qin can get rid of the title of Western Barbarian and become civilized." Jing Jian smiled, "Mr. Zuo Shu will not be disturbed by He Ya, and Ande will feel the same about the bad habits of the Qin people?" Qin Xiaogong and Wei Yang laughed together. "Tell me, what about the fourth?" Duke Xiao asked urgently. "Unify weights and measures, put an end to merchant fraud and officials' injury to farmers, and prepare for attracting a large number of businesses from the six countries to enter Qin. The government casts legal buckets, rulers, and scales, and hangs them publicly in all counties for calibration by industrial and commercial people. To measure land and Six feet is a step, one hundred steps is one mu, and those who step over six feet will be fined. This will enable all industries in agriculture, industry and commerce to compete fairly and prosper."

"Okay! Fifth?" "Establish a new military system, under the command and dispatch of the monarch. The tribal soldiers of Rong and Di and the private soldiers of a few noble families are all banned and dismissed. All the old chariots are eliminated, and a fast and fast convoy is built. The main force of the Qin army is The new army is mainly armored cavalry and field infantry. With 30,000 truly elite cavalry and 20,000 brave and skilled infantry soldiers, the Qin State is enough to rule the world!" Qin Xiaogong couldn't help laughing, "Jing Jian, bring the wine!" The scene inspector shouted: "Serve the wine—!" The old servant brought a Sanjue on a large plate.Qin Xiaogong stepped forward, held the honor in person, poured the wine into the nobility, held the first nobility with both hands and handed it to Wei Yang.Jing Jian quickly handed over the second title to Duke Xiao, and took up the first title himself. Qin Xiaogong generously raised his title, "Come on, do it for Qin's second reform!" With a sound of "ding dong", the three nobles collided, and the three of them drank in one gulp. "Your Majesty." Wei Yang bowed deeply, "I apologise." "Apology? What is the crime of Zuo Shu?" Duke Qin Xiao was surprised. "I am guilty of self-governing the crown prince and crown prince Fu, please punish me." "Punishment?" Qin Xiaogong sighed, "Master Zuo, don't need to panic. This turmoil was caused by Ying Si's rebellious son. If you weren't in danger and law enforcement like a mountain, how could you calm the hearts of the old Qin people so quickly? Ask yourself, you It saved Ying Si's life. If I were in Yueyang, facing the raging people of the country, how could I not kill the prince to thank the world? I have cut off the title of prince, and ordered Ying Si to go to the mountains to hone as a scholar. He has no mother, and I wanted to keep him alive, so I didn't pursue him seriously. Mr. Zuo Shu, don't you blame Ying Quliang for being partial to the law, right?" "Your Majesty... the prince is young after all! If there is a mistake, how can we continue?" Wei Yang choked up and bowed down, "I beg your majesty to take back the order. I believe that my punishment is in line with the law." "Master Zuo Shu, please get up quickly." Qin Xiaogong helped Wei Yang, "Life and death are determined, and the fate of the country is in the sky. As long as we follow the trend of the people and reform and strive for strength, how can the Qin State succeed without a Ying Si?" No one? You don’t need to worry about the son Qian’s affairs. Ying Quliang can’t be the backing of the reform, so he is not a king?” Wei Yang was moved to silence and burst into tears. "Master Zuo Shu, please be busy. I have to do something good." After speaking, she left with a rather mysterious smile. The Weifeng Inn has become very lively, even if it is not rich. No matter how indifferent Bai Xue and Hou Ying are to the management of this inn, the inn has unstoppably prospered.Although the upper echelons of the six kingdoms of Shandong still sneered at the reforms of the Qin State, the ambitious wealthy businessmen and famous craftsmen knew a little about it, and they smelled the tempting commercial atmosphere from the west of Hangu Pass early on.Ox carts and horse teams came to Liyang in an endless stream from Hangu Pass, Dashan Pass, Wuguan and Lishi Fortress in Taihang Mountain.Most of them were merchants from Wei State and Chu State, and of course the Xiongnu horse merchants who came all the way from Longxi and Yinshan Mobei.These wealthy businessmen, who are afraid that they will not be able to show their strength because of their luxurious clothes and extravagant clothes, cannot establish their own fixed foundation before they are sure about the business situation of Qin State.Weifeng Inn is an old inn of the famous Bai family of Wei State, and also the most luxurious inn in Liyang.Whoever can put his business roots in the Weifeng Inn will be able to slap his chest in front of his peers, and use wine to raise his voice, "Go! Go to the Weifeng Inn, and I will be the host!" That kind of strength and luck The publicity really makes the teeth of the merchants who can't squeeze into the Weifeng Inn but settle in second- and third-rate shops itch. Originally, Bai Xue discussed with Hou Ying after returning from the Mohist General Court, planning to transform the Weifeng Inn into her own villa in Qin.She thought that the wedding date with Wei Yang was not far away, and she would live here often after marriage and truly make this place her own home.She didn't want to live in the backyard of Wei Yang's mansion and be a ostentatious and unfree lady.Living here, free to come and go, can also give Wei Yang a complete family situation, making him happy physically and mentally.In addition, Bai Xue has a deeper worry, which is to leave a solid way out for Wei Yang.She had a premonition that Wei Yang's ruthless character would be in danger of any accident at any time.The Weifeng Inn has been in operation for decades, and the secret passages of the agency to leave at any time and the secret contact methods to the outside world are extremely reliable.Living here, she felt much more at ease.But at this moment, Hou Ying told her that it was too late, the merchants from the six countries had already booked all the inn rooms! Bai Xue resolutely decided that even if she doubled the compensation, she would close the Weifeng Inn.Of course Hou Ying complied immediately, but none of them were willing to accept the compensation.Hou Ying couldn't do it, so he raised the price tenfold, trying to make those merchants retreat.Unexpectedly, the merchants had their sights on the big city of Qin State and wanted to gain a foothold in Liyang. The price was raised so suddenly that the merchants praised, "Bai's old shop, it is worth it! It's a high-class residence!" Hou Ying couldn't laugh or cry, and decided to use the power of the government to "seize" the inn.Unexpectedly, Liyang Commander Wang Shi had already received a joint letter from foreign businessmen, asking the government to prevent the closure of the Bai family. "Wang Shi hurriedly reported to Zuo Shu Changfu.Wei Yang only thought that Bai Xue was indifferent to business affairs, and was afraid of attracting gossip from the world after marriage, but how could he understand Bai Xue's meticulous thoughts?He naturally focused on the needs of the Qin State and ordered, "Weifeng Inn is the originator of Eastern merchants entering Qin. If there is any difficulty, the government will provide full assistance, and it must not be closed when it is urgently needed." When Hou Ying came to ask, Wei Yang said instead A story about Qi Huangyang not avoiding relatives when raising internally, and not avoiding enemies when raising externally, let Hou Ying tell Bai Xue not to worry about people saying that Bai's old shop is making profits with the power of Qin Zuo's elders.Hou Ying couldn't laugh or cry again, and told Bai Xue what had happened in detail, Bai Xue couldn't help teasing and sighing, "There are many people in the world who want to get rich but can't escape, but I, Bai Xue, can't escape. The world is tricking people, and this is the end!" As a result, the Weifeng Inn had nothing to do but flourish.Bai Xue had to renovate the small courtyard where she lived, and separated from the inn. Although the Weifeng Inn is very lively, Hou Ying is very relaxed.The deacons of the inn are all old people brought from Xiangchun, Anyi Cave, so there is no need for him to manage such a small shop by himself.But on every tenth day, Hou Ying only needs to count the large boxes of gold and silver and coins from various countries brought from the account room, and then drive out of the city to hide the money and goods in the secret cave on the south bank of Lishui River.Today, Hou Ying was sorting boxes in the council room in the backyard, when a servant came to report in a hurry, saying that a scribe from Zuoshu Changfu asked to see him.Hou Ying thought that Wei Yang must have something to do, so he said without raising his head, "Please come in quickly." After a while, a servant led in a person, followed by an old man with white hair. The old man didn't enter the house, but stood straight at the door. Hou Ying looked up and was too surprised to speak! "Weifeng Inn has a prosperous fortune, congratulations to Mr.." The visitor's eyes signaled Hou Ying not to say anything. Hou Ying hurriedly ordered several wooden boxes to be carried away, closed the door, and bowed to the ground, "I don't know Qin Gong is here, I hope you will forgive me." Qin Xiaogong hurriedly helped Hou Ying up, "I have heard about Mr. Ming for a long time, but I have never met him. Today is abrupt, Mr. Don't treat me like a king. I have something to bother Mr.." "The grass-roots Hou Ying, but by order." Hou Ying bowed deeply again. Qin Xiaogong said with a smile: "Mr. is like this, but you teach me how to speak?" Hou Ying cupped his hands and said with a smile: "So, please follow me to the study to talk." Then he opened a small door in the room, led Qin Xiaogong to his study and sat down, poured tea for Qin Xiaogong himself, and sat down Wait for the next text on the opposite side. "I made an abrupt visit today, and I would like to ask Mr. to deal with it. Ying Quliang thank you in advance." "But please make it clear, Your Majesty." Qin Xiaogong murmured: "This is a private matter, not a national government affair. Whether it is completed or not, Mr. Ying Quliang will solve the problems with Ying Quliang." Xiaogong paused for a moment, and then smiled generously: "The Queen Mother is in love with Wei Yang. I want to marry my younger sister Yingyu to Zuo Shuzhang. The younger sister also loves Wei Yang very much, and vows not to marry anyone who is not Wei Yang. This matter has been mentioned to Zuo Shuzhang by Gong Ziqian before, but Wei Yang did not agree at that time. I politely declined. I was supposed to have an interview with Mr. Zuo Shu, but I was afraid that he would have something to hide. My son is serving his sentence, and there is no suitable person to mention this matter at the moment. I just thought of Mr., a marriage between a man and a woman, it is better to come forward with a friend than an official. .” Hou Ying was very surprised.But as a bystander, he couldn't shirk the role of a matchmaker that everyone must enthusiastically play according to folk customs. He cupped his hands and smiled in a flash: "Your Majesty has entrusted you with great honor, and Hou Ying is honored. It's just that I have never talked to Zuo Shu long before." In this matter, it is not known whether he has an engagement or someone he likes." Qin Xiaogong smiled relievedly, "Sir, let's be a matchmaker for the time being, and resign to fate. My little sister is close to my flesh and blood, and I hope she will have a beautiful and harmonious love. Zuo Shuzhang will support me life and death, and I don't want him to act against his will." .Mr. should forgive me for all my painstaking efforts." "Your Majesty's heartfelt words, Hou Ying feels deeply." Qin Xiaogong didn't stay long, he left in about half an hour, and insisted not to let Hou Ying see him off.As soon as Duke Xiao left, Hou Ying was in a great dilemma. He didn't know whether to make an agreement with Wei Yang or Bai Xue first. After deliberation, he still walked to Bai Xue's small courtyard. On the night of mid-autumn, the moon is bright and the wind is clear, and Bai Xue is playing the piano in the courtyard. The elegant and tinkling sound of the piano makes the courtyard quiet and peaceful.Seeing Hou Ying's arrival, Bai Xue stopped playing the piano, and happily asked Hou Ying to sit on the opposite stone pier and talk.Hou Yu knew that Baixue was not waiting for a child, so he pondered for a while, and then told the things that Duke Qin had entrusted with his visit.After Bai Xue listened quietly, she fell into a deep silence. "Brother Hou, have you ever told Brother Yang?" Bai Xue finally spoke softly. "Not yet." "Then tell Brother Yang clearly. I should think about it... Yes, I have to think about it." Hou Ying left silently.Dingdong zither sounded from behind again, but it made people feel heavy and suffocated.Suddenly, there was a loud sound of "Boom!", mixed with a sharp and short musical sound, the sound of the piano stopped abruptly!The courtyard fell into a deep silence like an empty valley... Hou Ying's heart couldn't help trembling suddenly, he knew that the strings of the piano were broken. However, Wei Yang left Liyang and went to the countryside to inspect counties. One month after the promulgation of the second batch of decrees, Qin State entered into the second reform with enthusiasm.Wei Yang rode a two-horse chariot with a hundred armored knights, patrolling and supervising every county non-stop.The implementation of the new military system, the training of the new army, and the establishment of the county and county systems are two major tasks that mainly rely on government offices at all levels. Given time, it is not difficult to do so.What he wants to supervise are the three urgent tasks of immigrating to Qin Dynasty, changing folk customs, and unifying weights and measures.These three major events are very flexible, and whether they are done well or not has a great relationship with the ability of officials at all levels and the leniency of law enforcement.Before his tour, he had sent a large number of officials from Liyang to Hangu Pass eastward as businessmen to secretly mobilize the poor people of the three Jin Dynasties to emigrate to Qin.The first urgent task for him to inspect the counties is to strictly supervise the county government to reserve the land for immigrants to settle down, and to personally visit the scheduled immigration areas.If the county government set the resettlement area in a desolate and barren mountainous area, it would immediately order to change to the land by the river.Turn around and pass by again for reconnaissance. If you don't change to the Linshui area, you will categorically dismiss the county magistrate!If you do a good job, you will be rewarded immediately.This kind of resolute action and strict rewards and punishments made Qin's high and low officials busy day and night, and they dared not slack off in the slightest.The common people were amazed, and felt that the government's reforms were implemented as soon as they were mentioned, and they were dizzyingly fast.Officials and gentlemen are like two-wheeled carriages, with the wind turning day and night. Once there is a lawsuit, it will be settled immediately. Whoever has meritorious service will be rewarded immediately. The merchants from the six countries in various counties and counties exclaimed, "The people of Qin are crazy! What the six countries in Shandong can't do in three years, Qin can do it in one month!" Even so, Wei Yang felt that the most labor-intensive thing was the forced separation.The people of Qin lived together with the people of Rong and Di for hundreds of years. The common custom is to live in a big family. The bigger the family, the better, and the more people, the better. There are many people who have three generations without separation.There are so many difficulties in breaking them down into small families where husband and wife can support themselves!Some have separate households and do not have a house to live in, some men have reached the age of household separation but cannot live independently because they have no wives, some elderly people are seriously ill and need sons to take care of them, some families are all daughters, and they cannot find a man to marry and cannot support themselves, etc. And so on, and so on.Wei Yang spent a lot of time discussing with the county magistrate and county officials how to adapt these specific details, and resolved them one by one, before promulgating the whole country as a law to allow other counties to follow suit. After several months, the problems were finally resolved one by one. After all, the Qin State actually increased by 100,000 households!When Wei Yang returned to the east, there were nearly 60,000 common people from the Three Jin Dynasties who moved to Guanzhong, which can be described as an unexpected harvest. Jing Jian, who was traveling with him, felt strange, and always felt that there was something wrong with Wei Yang's eager patrol supervisor.When Wei Yang stood under the canopy of the car and stared at the Shandong immigrant area on the Weishui River beach, the tearful scene made Jing Jian feel deeply uneasy.He keenly felt that Wei Yang must have something on his mind. When resting by the side of the road, Wei Yang sighed, "Jingjian, in a few years, we must remind the emperor to move the capital. Liyang is not suitable for the capital of the country." Jing Jian finally couldn't bear it any longer, "Why did Master Zuo say that? Could it be that you won't be in Qin after a few years?" "With the start of the second reform, I feel relieved." Wei Yang seemed not to hear, and sighed again. "Brother Yang, why is it so difficult? Can you tell me something?" Wei Yang shook his head and smiled, "Brother Jingjian, after returning to Liyang, I'll come to your house to see Miss Linghu, you should marry her." Jing Jian smiled and said: "The sun has risen on the western mountain, and the elder Zuo Shu has also thought of the matter of his children? Okay, I will wait for you."